The study is three rooms, one bright and two dark; outside the four walls of the house, the wall is full of vines; in front of the house, the bamboo forest is standing, in the middle of the column of pines and junipers bonsai, around the steps of the rue grass, green and lush; in front of the window, the pool, the golden scales are full of vitality.
Study three rooms, two set up for the library, ten thousand volumes of books full of bookshelves. A room for reading, wood carving cover frame, the window set a wash ink stone pool, at the moment on the board, the board on the two food boxes, exudes the fragrance of food.
Originally placed on the desk of the four treasures, at the moment is still full of six dishes and a soup, desk to sit two people, a good buddy look, it is Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei two people. This study is Zhang Siwei’s “Candlelight Study”, taken from the meaning of reading by candlelight at night, but also highlights the pursuit of Zhang Siwei’s reading, his “True Museum Gentleman” nickname and his pursuit of reading by candlelight at night is inseparable.
“Zi Hou, do you know that your zhang zhou has stirred up the lake in the capital.”Zhang Siwei looked at Zhu Pingan with a straight face and said.
“Come less, we sesame size official, can have what energy, the capital casually throw a brick, smashed are all bigger than our grade.”Zhu Pingan shook his head in disbelief, then picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Zhang Siwei, “First of all, don’t rush to talk about this matter of mine, you first tell me about those things that happened in the capital recently? I’ve only just returned today, I’m in the dark about the capital, you first tell me what’s going on in the capital now.”
Zhang Siwei shook his head and laughed, lifting his wine glass with both hands to toast to Zhu Pingan.
Zhu Pingan followed suit and lifted his wine glass with both hands, raised it high and drank it all in one go before placing the empty wine glass on the desk, picking up a piece of crispy outside and tender inside slipped meat segment into his mouth to suppress the strong taste of wine in his mouth.
“This capital city has been a stormy and treacherous place for a while now.”
After drinking the wine, Zhang Siwei also placed the wine cup on the table, wiped the wine stains on his mouth, and then stretched out a finger and began to give Zhu Pingan a lecture.
“First of all the first important thing, is that our seat master Xu step Xu lord finally entered the cabinet, previously the seat master although enjoy the treatment of the cabinet ministers, but did not enter the cabinet, this time the seat master finally entered the cabinet. Ten days ago His Majesty’s decree, to the seat of the division of the Ministry of Rites and East Cabinet University Secretary, to participate in the affairs of the machine.”
East Cabinet, the official position is not high, than the official title of the Ministry of Justice much lower than the official title of the Ministry of Justice, but the power is far greater than the Ministry of Justice, which is one of the Cabinet of Ministers, mastering the rules and teachings of Feng Chen, check the title of the preaching, the vote to draw up a batch of the answer to the right to participate in the decision-making of the Central Committee, the impact of the left and right political situation, can be said to be a high-powered, but of course, the authority of the Cabinet than the First Minister.
In general, the Ming dynasty cabinet ministers a total of six people, divided into “four hall”, “two cabinet”. The four halls refers to the Huagai Hall of University, the Hall of Honour to build a pole Hall of University, the Hall of Wenhua University, the Hall of Wuying University; two cabinet refers to the Wen Yuange University, the East Cabinet University. Serve as such positions are cabinet ministers.
At this time, the first minister Yan Song, the appointment is precisely the Wen Yuan Pavilion university sergeant.
Although the same cabinet ministers, but the first minister is the most authoritative cabinet, equivalent to the former prime minister, although no prime minister’s name but has the power of the prime minister. Daming in addition to the emperor, the cabinet in charge of the power of the dynasty, the first minister in charge of the cabinet power, the second minister, the group of auxiliaries do not dare to compete with the first minister. If the first auxiliary does not like the second auxiliary, it is easy to squeeze the second auxiliary out of the cabinet, such as the Xuande years of the second auxiliary Chen Shan, into the cabinet in just two months, want to arm wrestle with the first auxiliary Nan Yang, to fight for the right to speak to the cabinet, the results of the annoyance of the first auxiliary Nan Yang, was the first auxiliary sentence sent back home to plant sweet potatoes to go.
Of course, in general, the first minister would not dare to arbitrarily squeeze the second minister home, after all, the emperor is still watching from above.
Overall, if the imperial examination is the scholar carp leap dragon door, then into the cabinet is the official’s carp leap dragon door, one into the cabinet is equivalent to the current five standing committee, absolutely high power.
Therefore, Xu Shi into the cabinet, can be said to be the most vibration of the official field of a thing.
Zhang Siwei finished his speech and turned his gaze towards Zhu Pingan, wanting to see Zhu Pingan’s surprised expression, but he found that Zhu Pingan did not seem to be surprised at all.
“Zi Hou, do you already know the news of the Seat Master’s entry into the Pavilion?”Zhang Siwei asked strangely, with such big news, it is surprising to perceive that Zi Hou is not surprised at all.
I am the modern over, of course I know, not only know Xu step into the cabinet, the big events in the history of the Ming dynasty I know as well as I know, and I also know that you will be in the cabinet in the future, and will even become the first minister it.
Of course, I will not tell you about these, nor will anyone else.
Zhu Pingan drank a mouthful of tea and returned unhurriedly, ”To me, it’s not at all a surprise that the Seat Master has joined the cabinet, it’s just a matter of time. Since two years ago after the cabinet minister Zhang Zhi Zhang Daoren died of illness, the cabinet is only our Lord Yan and Li Ben Li Daoren only two people, although Lord Yan is hale and hearty, but after all, he is already old, the cabinet is a matter of great importance, the position has been vacant for a long time, it is natural that we need to replenish the cabinet ministers.”
“This only you and I two people, to say a word irresponsible, in this dynasty can be qualified to sit in the cabinet that chair, it is not more than five people only, the number can be counted. Seat teacher Xu step Xu adults Minister of Rites, Minister of Rites into the Cabinet is the practice, Yan Song Yan Court old into the Cabinet is from the Ministry of Rites into the post. Moreover, the seat of the division in the gengxu change to stand up and save the day, in the heart of the saint left a deep impression, although not into the cabinet but enjoy the treatment of cabinet ministers.”
“In addition to our seat master Xu step Xu adults, these people in the most likely to sit on the cabinet that chair is also the Ministry of official minister Li Mo Li adults, but I study my Daming years of dynasty cabinet changes, which does not have a minister of official ministers into the cabinet of the precedent, I think this time will not be an exception.”
“In addition, Li Mo Li Ta-Jen’s relationship with Yan Ge-Lao is not a great deal, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as being like water and fire. If His Majesty wants to choose a cabinet minister candidate, he will definitely ask Yan Ge Lao, I think Yan Ge Lao won’t give himself a hard time and find a rival to enter the cabinet.”
“Seat master is different, I had gone to Yan’s house for a banquet before leaving the capital, and had seen seat master several times, so it can be seen that seat master’s relationship with Yan’s cabinet ministers is much better than that of Lord Li. I was on my way to the capital, I had listened to the post staff talk about it, said that half a month ago the post was very busy, many local officials have sent Cheng Yi to congratulate the Yan House on the happy event, I inquired about it and learnt that it was the Seat Master who had received one of the nieces of the Xu family of Nanchang to the capital and married Yan Shifan as a concubine ……”
Speaking of this Zhu Pingan changed a comfortable position in his chair and said faintly, “So it was expected that Seat Master would enter the cabinet.”
As Zhu Pingan spoke, Zhang Siwei couldn’t help but sit up straight and kept staring at Zhu Pingan’s face.
Shock.
Zhu Pingan was smart, he knew that, but he did not expect Zhu Pingan to be so perceptive about politics.
